Except as otherwise expressly provided, no person may pursue, hunt, take, possess, shoot at, kill, wound, or capture any big game animal within the limits of this state at any time. A violation of this section is subject to § 41-8-18.
S.D. Codified Laws § 41-8-2
Hunting or possession of big game prohibited except as expressly provided--Violation
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case State v. Shull (1983)
Most recently applied in State v. Ohlmann (August 1989)
Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0701; SL 1941, ch 119; SL 1949, ch 98; SL 1953, ch 111; SL 1959, ch 121; SL 1967, ch 89, § 1; SL 1977, ch 190, § 555; SL 1980, ch 285, § 1; SL 1991, ch 33…
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